Frogs under the Wheels

 by C R Krishnan           

Reviewed by Victoria Seymour    

I am not usually a fan of the short story but for C R Krishnan’s Frogs under the Wheels I have to make an exception. I liked the introductory paragraphs that explain the origins of each story. Some of these are from the writer’s work and life experiences; there are ethnic tales re-told and family anecdotes.  A few stories have a ghostly or sexual reference. All are punctuated with the writer’s opinions on religion, politics, vegetarian food and much else but he never becomes preachy.  I galloped from story to story thinking; ‘just one more before I settle for sleep’, but I could not sleep till the book was finished. I wonder if there is a novel in Krish; I know he would certainly be great dinner guest.